David Beckham's English-American Football-Soccer Phrasebook

Filed in archive US Soccer by daryl on July 19, 2007

Amid all the razzmatazz, confetti and messiah worship of David Beckham's LA Galaxy press conference there was one beautiful cultural moment.

"The most important thing for me is my family, the second is the footba ... is the soccer. [mild embarrassment] I'll get used to that at some point. I'm sorry."

Indeed. To help Becks avoid any more minor transatlantic mishaps, I put together this English-American, Football-Soccer Phrasebook which was originally posted here.

*David Beckham's English-american football-Soccer Phrasebook*
English	American
football	soccer
squad	roster
fixtures	schedule
shirt	jersey
kit	uniform
boots	cleats
shin pads	shin guards
sent off	ejected
foul by Mastroeni	foul on Mastroeni
attack	offense
draw	tie
reserves	second string
pitch	field
derby	rivalry
terraces	stands
clean sheet	shut out

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DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM MOVE TO AMERICA - 14 July 2007

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Rating: 5.50 out of 2 vote(s) cast.

Response from: Brian (07/19/07 11:29am)

You forgot wanker - blogger.

Response from: Downs MacRury (07/19/07 12:07pm)

Breaking Beckham news from eTrueSports:

David Beckham, worried about LA traffic, has made a tender offer for the Pacific Coast Highway with the intention of taking the famed road private. "It will be like a big driveway," explained wife Posh Spice.

Response from: Daryl (07/19/07 2:44pm)

Brian,

Why the hostility???

Response from: Swagger (06/11/08 8:14am)

I found this phrasebook for soccer players wives', with sound - with stuff like 'will this bag fit my chihuahua'. Very funny: http://www.miljonair.nl/phrasebook

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